THERESA MAY’s controversial withdrawal deal to leave the EU next March was given a seal of approval by key eurosceptic MP and Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, on Wednesday.

Mrs May is desperately trying to win support for her Brexit roadmap, which details how she would like to leave the bloc. The Government has also released a so-called Political Declaration, which sets out the future relationship the UK would like to have with the EU 27. But the documents are not legally binding, with the genuine negotiations commencing after March 29, 2019.

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The Prime Minister recently told business leaders to back her Brexit roadmap (Image: GETTY)

Part of her last-ditch effort to win over the British public will include a televised debate with the leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, which is due to take place on December 9.

Ms Leadsom’s public support for the Prime Minister comes as John McDonnell appeared to imply in a BBC interview the Labour Party was one step closer to backing a second referendum - or so-called People’s Vote.

The Shadow Chancellor revealed a second vote on Brexit could be “inevitable” if the expected political impasse with Mrs May’s deal comes to fruition in the Commons.

He said: “It is difficult to judge at this stage but that is the sequence I think we will inevitably go through at this period.”

The Bank of England governor Mark Carney added to the debate, issuing a stark warning about the risks of a no-deal Brexit.

Being accused of rehashing “Project Fear”, he said it could trigger the worst recession in 100 years, put a million people on benefits, spark a run on the pound and cause a 30 percent crash in house prices.